We hope you’ll join us—this February and year-round—in teaching Black history beyond trauma and helping students recognize the brilliance, strength and love this history represents. Here’s why that’s so important. learningforjustice.org/the-moment/jan…

Assignment (for administrators, teachers, and kids): Design a school lobby that reflects a commitment to collaboration and community rather than to sorting and triumphing

Check out the first #Klingbrief of 2022 w/ 7 resources to inform your teaching & leadership practice: Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, Social Justice Parenting by Traci Baxley, the The On Being Project podcast, and much more. klingensteincenter.org/klingbrief

February 2022 Printable Calendar Page with checkboxes for water, exercise, reading, and writing etsy.me/3rlqz6A via Etsy

Delicious student work in 8th gr World Cuisines class. #uclskids

"Education should use the arts—and especially the process of how artists create their work—as a blueprint to re-make more effective learning." Holly Korbey via MindShift kqed.org/mindshift/5866…

Tomorrow kicks off #NationalPoetryMonth but we're celebrating early by revisiting #MaryOliver's powerful interview with The On Being Project. Check it out here: ow.ly/Wvgz50Ixv96

Greens over grains! “10 out of 10 would be an understatement!” ⁦Laboratory Schools⁩ ⁦Edible Schoolyard Project⁩ ⁦Alice Waters⁩

In times of crisis, nature can be healing, a respite. To support our community, admission and parking to the Garden will be free for all from 3 to 8 p.m., starting Wednesday, July 6, through Sunday, July 10.

If we make wholeness, justice, and wellness priorities, communities wouldn’t need so much “resilience.”

Having a hard time of it... healing day by day. Hey Tweets can you help me get this to 613 retweets RTS by Friday? #newbook #AuthorsOfTwitter harpercollins.com/products/koshe…

Our closing poem during our Appreciations and Acknowledgement circle today... Sarah Kay's "The Paradox." After day one, it's great to know we are "exactly where [we're] supposed to be." -Summer #SEL Institute 2022 at Rogers Park Montessori School #SELahamoment

Social and emotional learning weaves connections between self, others, and the environment. Today we played “human camera” and reflected on trust, control, and our perceptions of beauty. #SELahamoment The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning

School meals should be free to any student who wants one.

New notebooks & pencils? ✅ Freshening up the classroom? ✅ New Facing History website? ✅ Today, we’re feeling all that first-day excitement & getting into the #backtoschool spirit by launching a brand-new website -- explore now at facinghistory.org!

Bad day getting you down? You know, when I’m having a hard day, I just meditate and take some deep breaths. I take a long walk, and OF COURSE I say my prayers and take my vitamins. Why do you ask? 😂🤣😂🤣😂💜

Some of us have never been in schooling environments where joy, compassion, and justice are expected … and it shows.